A few weeks ago, Washington DC played host to the annual Citi Open, a nice-sized tennis tournament for men and women. Several of the Black tennis players commented on how much they love playing in DC specifically because of the diversity. Hailey Baptiste said “DC is probably one of the Blackest stops on tour.” Frances Tiafoe, a Beltway native on the Maryland side, remarked that he always loves to play “at home” and he, as a Black man, loves playing in DC because there are “so many people of color in the stands, it’s awesome. Chocolate City for a reason. Diversity is insane. I love being here.” It’s all true – DC has a majority Black population for decades. And now that population is being policed by the National Guard and FBI. Donald Trump has placed the DC police force under federal

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